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Printmaking Equipment
Lithographic Stone for "Tioga River"
Bolton Coit Brown, 1864 - 1936
Brown, Bolton Coit
United States
1864 - 1936
Male
2 1/8 x 14 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (5.4 x 37.8 x 27.3 cm)
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Stone
Stone
ca. 1924-1925
1924
1925
1900-2000
Printmaking Equipment
This block represents one step in the lithography process, the point when the artist has drawn an image on the stone that will then be inked and printed. On this stone, Bolton Brown drew Tioga River.
Brown was one of the most important American lithographers of the 20th century, and is considered one of the foremost experts in lithography. He experimented with the chemistry of lithography and the making of lithographic crayons. He catalogued his prints with meticulous notes on how he prepared the surface of the stone, what crayon and etch he used, and what the atmospheric conditions were. Brown also printed lithograph stones drawn by other artists, including George Bellows.
In 1988, artist John Menihan and his wife donated their collection of more than fifty of Brown's lithographs to the Memorial Art Gallery, endowing the gallery with one of the most significant collections of Brown's prints in the United States.
Excerpted from installation text, Aug. 2011
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in the image, On proper left and proper right vertical sides of stone
1928.500.2
item
Memorial Art Gallery
7/18/2001
28.500.2DI1
digital image
11/13/2002
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28.500.2SL1
slide
2 x 2
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Printmaking Equipment
Woodblock for "Almost"
Rockwell Kent, 1882 - 1971
Kent, Rockwell
United States
1882 - 1971
Male
3 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (8.7 x 14 cm)
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Wood
Wood
1929
1929
1929
1900-2000, 20th century
Printmaking Equipment
A print made from this cancelled block was featured on the cover of an invitation to a talk by Rockwell Kent to the Print Club of Rochester, on December 18th, 1933 at the Memorial Art Gallery. A copy of this invitation is in the Gallery's Archives. The print is oriented horizontally, rather than vertically, as shown in <em>The Prints of Rockwell Kent: a catalog raisonné</em>. An "Exhibition of Wood-blocks and Lithographs by Rockwell Kent" was held at the Gallery under the auspices of the Print Club of Rochester from Dec. 13, 1933 to Jan. 7, 1934.
[Gallery label text]
Plattsburgh State Art Museum
1933.2
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
33.2DI1
digital image
00/00/00
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